Access to the festival

rer trains

The B line of the RER train (towards Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV, from Paris) takes you to the hall in which Japan Expo takes place. Get off the train at the “Parc des Expositions” station. It won’t be much longer than 30 minutes from the centre of Paris.

You'll find more information about your trips in the Paris area on www.ratp.fr.

To save time, buy your ticket in the days before the festival, to avoid long lines!

Be careful when buying your ticket: you have to purchase a RER ticket that goes to Parc des Expositions. Regular metro tickets don't allow you to go that far.

Bus

In the Paris area, buses drive you to Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center:

The 350 line (RATP) from Gare de l'Est in Paris or from Charle de Gaulle airport, stop at Parc des Expositions RER.

The 349 line (RATP) from Charle de Gaulle airport to Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, stop at Parc des Expositions RER (end of the line).

You'll find more information about your trips in the Paris area on www.ratp.fr.

driving to Japan expo

Through the A1 or A3 motorways, and then the A104motorway, driving to Japan Expo is easy as ABC. On the motorway, get out through the exit 2 "Parc des Expositions - Accès Visiteurs".

Then, many car parks allow you to park your car near the festival.

Car parks & shuttles

Shuttles are made available to the attendees of Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center to go the exhibition halls from the car parks. Shuttles drop off and pick up the attendees near the entrance of hall 8.

Parking fees for cars:

from 0 to 3 hours: €0.80 / 15 min

from 3 to 6 hours: €0.60 / 15 min

from 6 to 9 hours: €0.30 / 15 min

from the 9th to 24th hour: €20

every additional 24 hour interval: €20

Parking fees for buses:

€40 (daily rate)

Car parks are the propriety of Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center and are entirely managed by it.

trains

Wherever you come from, either from France or Europe, you can reach Japan Expo in the blink of an eye. The Charles de Gaulle airport train station is 5 minutes away from the Exhibition centre Paris-Nord by car or RER and it serves dozens of cities in France and Europe such as: Lille, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Arras, Montpellier, Toulouse, and also London, Brussels, Amsterdam or Köln. All these cities are connected to Villepinte thanks to the TGV.

By train, Paris's many train stations (Gare du Nord, de l’Est, de Lyon, Montparnasse, St-Lazare, Austerlitz ou Bercy) allow you to go to Paris from anywhere in France, and then to access RER B by taking the metro. Plan your journey easily on www.ratp.fr.

flying to japan expo

You can also come to Japan Expo by plane. Indeed, Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport is 2 subway stations away from the festival. Let’s remind you that this airport is the second biggest European airport according to the number of passengers.